Mandalay Central railway station (Burmese: မန္တလေး ဘူတာကြီး), located in downtown Mandalay, is one of the largest rail stations in Myanmar. The station is Upper Myanmar's gateway to the 3,126-mile (5,031 km) national rail network.[1] It is the terminus of the main rail line from Yangon and the starting point of branch lines to Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Lashio, Monywa, Pakokku, Kalay, Gangaw, and to the north, Shwebo, Kawlin, Naba, Kanbalu, Mohnyin, Hopin, Mogaung and Myitkyina.
Mandalay Central မန္တလေး ဘူတာကြီး | |
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 Mandalay Central railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 78th Road and 30th Road Junction Chanayethazan, Mandalay Mandalay Division, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 21°58′37″N 96°5′10″E / 21.97694°N 96.08611°E |
| Line(s) | Yangon–Mandalay Railway Mandalay–Lashio Railway |
The station is located in a recently built seven-story complex which includes a hotel. The old station is located farther south of the new station.[2]
References
edit- ^ Xinhua News (2007-12-11). "Myanmar Yangon Central Railway Station to Move to New Satellite Town".
- ^ "Train service in Mandalay". Myanmar's Net. Retrieved 2008-12-27.